Toy pistol.



L. ZIEGLER.

TOY PISTOL.

APPLICATION FILED Aue.19. 191s.

Patented May14,1918.

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R a J; W f N H. w W T X T Tallwhomz't may'concem: i {Bait known that 1,Louis i .zen of the United States,and a resident of Irvington, county ofEssex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Toy Pistols, of which theffollowing is aspecification. jMyinvention relates to toy pistols of the eoutainedjn a coiledcap tapewhich is unlledfas it is usedupr. p object of the invention isthe'provision of simple apparatus which will continureadily be openedandrecharged, and

p p closed the explosive material will be horoughlyFincloSed andprotected. Another object of the invention isthe prorotated alwaysin thesamedirection, serves theg function of feeding the tape forward and alsoof. cooking the hammer and freeing it for firing, the tape bein fedforwardwhen the hammer is lifted ofi or it and it isfree tobefed forwardto present a new charge for firing! Qther objects of the invention willappear in'connection with my detailed description. With he foregoing andrelated objects in 1 view, myinventionconsists in the improvement offdevices of the character named in erous importantfparticulars and m theimprovements, parts and combinations hereinafter set forth and claimed.y

I the accompanying drawing forming a p'a this specificat on, gandwherein the sam reference characters are uniformly applied to designatethe same parts throughout, Ihaveillustrated, for the purpose ofmakinvention clearly understood, one orm of device infwhich theinvention'may fa V f 1 ha the r er shell roYrrsrron L i v Specificationof Letters Patent. e anatio filed August 19, 1916. Serial No. 115,771.

ZIEGLER, a citimagazinetype and particularly to suchpistols designed forexploding explosivecharges ously perform all the various. functions ofision -of means whereby; a. single element,

a side elew and showing the inclosed workin parts and their relation toone another. similar viewof the remaining side of the pistol shell. Fig.3; is a horizontal crosssectional view taken. substantially on line3..3,Fig. 1. Fig. '4; is a view partly in per 'U TA E P FIC ooMrAnY onnutrition, or NEW YORK, n. r.,faoor rone'rro v or new Yonx. a

Patented May 14, 8.-f

*ig."2 is a spective and partly incross section oflthe starwheel whichfeeds the'tape and actuates thehammer, and Fig. 5 is a detailperspective View of the trigger. The mainhalf frame or shell in whichthe operative parts are preferably mounted is designated by thereference numeral 110 and the remaining half by the reference numeral-11: x Itis not, of course, essential that the shell ofthe pistol be madeup of such two parts, butthis istheupreferred: construction.

Whenthe shell is so constructed the parts may be secured .togetherby ascrew 12 pass ingthrough an opening13 in the part-l1 thepart 10; Amagazine chamber 15 is provided toreceive the tape 16 containing theexplosive charges, and access to such chamber, for reloading the pistolwhenpthe magazine is empty, is had through the upper side thereof, suchopening being ordie suitablefspring means, and the same may compriseaplunger 21 havin a head'22 engaging the member 17 and etween which headand the end of the pistol barrel there held in its depressedor-closedposition by is the spring 23.- The plunger 21 isencircled by the spring23 and may extend through. a guide aperture 24in the end of the barreland'thereby serve to give the suggestion-of a projectile protruding fromthe endofthe barrel, as shown in Fig; 1. l The anvilyface 25,againstiwhich the chargeis detonated,

is formed on the rear end of the member 17 and a projecting roughenedthumb piece 26 may be provided for convenience in manipulation Thehammer27 is pivoted at 28and the charge liS exploded by the striking 0f itsface QQupon the coacting face 25 "of the 70 and screwedintoathreadedopening 14, 111

A by a spring as30. The f orw ard side of the] hammer member 27 isprovided with' two projections r lugs 3l and 32; Th ugB serves to guidethe tape 167 between f striking surfaces 29 and 25 1 and fto-prev nt the"t'a'pecatching on'or under the hammer} and the other lug 32 serves thefunction 917E135,

,cam in cooperation with the starwheel 'and;.also as; a stop, to lprevent.- ackward t'iirning of the sta'rwhe'el. Said star'wheel ispivoted atSLand has extendingiprongsi35. here shown as five in number.'The 'stare' I wheel 331 turned n its pivot,;in*the dim tion 'ofthe'trigger and'each 'of the prongs 35 serves in turn, as the sameisrotated, by

' (to-actionwith the face 32 ofthe liig 32,to

I 1 j cfo'rce back the hammer'27 against the spring the hammer'isdrivenforwardby 'the-sprin'g- 3'0 and strikes athe hammer block'- v-there ifbyexploding any charge .or "c ap'in' or on the tape 16 which; may 'be'presentedabetween these surfaces; "The starwheel 33 jialso-"serves tofeed the tape; and for this; purpose the v f ,points'oftheprongsi35jprojectthrough the rear wall of the recess-nor magazine 5' com?"pa-rtment 15 and come close to iOIxlli contact with thearonate'surface'36fon the rear lower faceof' the anvil block-11 7 vsee-that; the free yend fef the-itape =16fpasses between ithe prongsofithe starwheel and saidsurftace'36; and the tape is "moved 1 outward"and un', wound from the coil .upon theirotation :of i the-.starwhe'el33, therebywpresenting new surfaces for succeeding; blows of the sham;

30, and when' the point 32 has been passed men: r

5 The trigger is I pivoted at and; spring, 39' serves "to, "hold' thesame nQrmally in substantially'the positionisho'wn in li igll,

37 which may" be caused by 'p'ressinggon' the same with the finger." :j'Ihe-npper end 40 of the trigger, is provided: with: means for c turningthe starwheel '33 in: a, clockwise diopposing backward movement of thetrigger rectionjrand :for permitting itl to}'slip; p ast the" samewhen/returned tonormal -pos t on so as to engage-,with--another prongofthe 50.

starwheel and to j impart further -rotation thereto: f In theconstruction shown, the upe per end '40, r 0f the trigger 37 is.provided 1 with alateral extension 41 having a ,square frontvface--42"with a liprjlfi,andj.-with,-a lat-' I erallyinclined, rearsurface 44", the front shrface42 serving to engageiwithiand ad .vancethe prongs of the starwheel 33' asthe i A; trigger {isf actuated, and athe inclined surface 44:? serving to; carry the trigger "backward overthe next prong so that thefsa'memay be engaged for/further actuationvupon the next movement ofthe trigger. The hammer' itself servesas apawl; for-c preventingl're-v." gverse movement of the star-wheel 33 bye11 i ie yihe P s n Shown i', V the-c011 of tape lGis-putin; placewith-the I times to use the charges cont gagement of each prong withthelower face 32 of the, lug 82 after passing the point 1 lightly andresiliently" toward the "starwheel 313st that a 'prong ofsaidestarwheelwill provide a llght spring 45 which, may be between" the "trigger 37and thefsi'de -"of the shell and by; which the trigger is lightly andresiliently held toward the starwheel and in a manner to securesuecessive;:partial rm tatlOnS oi;the;"latter..as theitrigger isgpnlledbaclrl by. the linger; and I returned by: the spring :39. Th1spaw1 likeoperation; of -th'e notches A7 uponf the prongs 35 efthestan wheel '33,;as fisgclearlyillustrated in F-ig. 4., the inclined- Suirface L4 readilyriding; oyer such {rounded-ontportions. @uponthe return fcoiled'upon thepivot pin .46 andinterposed 1 trlgger. may' be1 facilitated byronndingiont v-; i

of h 1triggerto, it' n mal in t Z 11-PQS O The operationofthe deviceunderstood from the foregoing "Tq charge' theymagazine the combinedanyil bloekrand m gazin losu 'm m e 11.

I bepr ent b bwe l he anv 91 91925. arid the hammer face 29.

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' ac tion of l the, springnj39 if 1: As the trigger ispulled-onfthesurfaeelZ engages arearfface tracted gbyQthe action o'f'anothejr ot the prongs 35 1pon [the-face 32, ofthef-lug32',

I and as the hammer. 'isbeing retracted the tape 16 as fed torward bytheiaoti-on of the starwheel *prong' thereon, and wh n the p ihtB f/ hab ap d y" th* d? the prong 35,;4the hammer {domes downfthe p ints? thehis nteingq i x o the recesses] 351; between the.

back' by-the 39 the int: 'el lriding u-p-onthe s1 e of the; thetriggerlpa es'eth" ns permit' ed' sei h h er llpqi l h 5P vision oflthespringer) whi v c has7 j n meme-d s ifiz s n mb tape, the, sameiisjrecharged an t onjmay:be,i contimled ,indefinitel .r g 23 When th mr 'ggr islrs leased i, "b

It w'11l'be 'seen' that'a'device embodying I I .p'elsfthg"trigger'towardiihelstefvheell" gW ien thede: 1

invention be simply and cheaply constructed, that the number of movingpartsflis very small, and that each part performsits manifold functionswith certainty,

that (the, magazine is well protected so as ator or others to danger,nevertheless acquaints the operator fully with the use of automaticpistols of the ordinary and well known types.

It will be understood that the embodiment of my invention selected forillustration is intended only for the purpose of affor-ding a clearunderstanding of the in- I vention and that I am not to be restricted tosuch specific form, but that numerous departures therefrom and changestherein may be resorted to within the scope of my claims and Withoutdeparting from my invention I or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, I

a 1.111 a pistol, a

claim:

magazine for cap tape,

said magazine openinghupwardly, a member serving as a closure for saidmagazine and also as an anvil block, said member being provided with adownward extension, said extension being pivoted within the magazine,

, anda spring acting upon said member above the pivot and serving tohold said member in positionrto close the magazine.

2. In a pistol, a magazine chamber for cap tape, said magazine beingopen on its upper side, a member fitting in said opening 1 and having adownward extension by which it is ivoted within the magazine, a plungergagementwith the closure member so as to H in the pistol barrel adaptedto engage said member, and a spring about said plunger and, adapted topress the plunger into enhold it in position to close the magazine andto present the end thereof as an anvil block. 3,. In a pistol, amagazine for cap tape a open on its upper side, a starwheel mounted forrotation and having its prongs extending 1 into contact with the tapefor advancing the same, a spring-depressed closure for said magazine,said closure means servmg to hold the cap tape in contactwith thestarwheel prongs,

and also serving the additional functions of an anvil block and a guidefor the cap tape, and trigger means for rotating the starwheel step bystep.

4. In a pistol, a magazine, for cap tape open on its upper side, ahammer, a starwheel mounted, for rotation and having its pron sextending into contact with the tape for; a vancing the same, saidprongs serving also for-operating the hammer, a spring-depressed closurefor said magazine, said closure means, serving to hold the cap tapecontact with the starwheel prongs, and

also serving the additional functions of an anvil block and a guide forthe cap tape, and trigger means for rotating the starwheel step by step.

5. In a pistol, a starwheel mounted for serves to impart step by steprotation to the starwheel engaging a prong thereof when moved in onedirection and moving past the prongs thereof when moved inthe oppositedirection.

6. In a pistol, a magazine for cap tape, a hammer, starwheel foradvancing the cap tape and also operating the hammer, and a guide on thehammer for the cap tape.

7 In a pistol, a starwheel having its prongs notched out on asidethereof, a trigger having means to engage said prongs and rotate saidstarwheel step by step, said trigger being adapted to ride over thenotched out portion of the starwheel prongs when moved backward.

8. In a pistol, a starwheel, a hammer, means on the hammer wherebyrotation of the starwheel actuates the hammer, a trigger adapted torotate said starwheel step by step in one direction, and spring meansfor pressing said trigger yieldingly into engagement with saidstarwheel, whereby the trigger may retreat past the prongs of thestarwheel.

9. In a pistol, a magazine for cap tape, a starwheel mounted forrotation and having its prongs extending into contact with the cap tapeso as to advance the same, a hammer having a projection extending intothe path of the prongsof the starwheel whereby the hammer is actuatedfrom the starwheel and the starwheel heldiroin retrograde? movement,said hammer having a second projection serving as a guide for the captape, and trigger actuated means for in1- parting step by step rotationto said starwheel. 1

10 In a pistol, a magazine for cap tape open on its upper side, astarwheel mounted for rotation and having its prongs extending intocontact with the tape for advancing the same, and a spring-depressedclosure for said magazine, said closure means serving to hold the captape in contact with the starwheel prongs,and trigger means for rotatingthe starwheel step by step. a

11. In a pistol, a starwheel mounted for rotation, a magazine for captape presenting the tape in proximity to the starwheel, aspring-depressed closure for said magazine serving to guide said captape and to hold it in contact with the prongs of the starwheel, ahammer, a pro ection on the hammr extending into jthe path of the star-Wheel prongsWvherjby jtfhf hammer is ajctum d by .thestarwheel; saidhgmmgr' having a Secohd projection serving as a 'guidefor thg cap tapefthe sizarwhbel prongs being rqunded out'on one edgga, a" piyotedtrigger having means 150 engage] said sta whgel pro g whe the trigger ispressed and havi- 'ha,v e hereto set July, 1916;

ing a1; inclined surface toride' over the cut my :hand, his 281 1 1 of jLOUIS ZYIEGLER Washington, Dl'ci v

